After the kiss, Deeks and Kensi made their way over to the team. They were joined by the Hanna children and Joelle who had reconciled with Callen. No one had seemed to notice the moment that Deeks and Kensi had shared out on the ice, which brought a sense of relief to them as their relationship was just starting and they hadn't figured things out between themselves.

The whole team spent the next few hours on the ice before warming up at the Costa in the centre of town. Even though the team were together, Kensi and Deeks could not keep their eyes off each other. They had not announced their relationship yet so they couldn't show any displays of affection around the team but they stole secret longing glances at each other any chance they could.

The team said their goodbyes as they headed home to start the long awaited Christmas vacation. The Hanna family were planning a week at home with Sam and Michelle's parents, Callen had swiftly planned an Icelandic getaway for himself and Joelle on Christmas Eve.

Deeks and Kensi were the last ones left at Costa after everyone else had left to go home. They told the team they were going back to OSP to finish off some last minute work so that staying together wouldn't seem suspicious.

However the pair was heading back to Deeks' apartment, something that was arranged quickly whilst everyone was ordering their hot chocolates. When Kensi and Deeks noticed they were now alone, the realisation of what had happened just a couple of hours ago sunk in once again. They were alone with no distractions, no one else to talk to except each other.

Kensi looked up at Deeks over her half-full mug of hot chocolate, he thought that she looked absolutely beautiful at that moment. Not that she didn't look gorgeous all the time but she looked adorable with her cheeks a fresh pink from the cold of the ice, her lips looked shiny and full and her hair was down and wavy. Exactly the way he liked it.

He just wanted to kiss her at that moment, he wanted to feel her body close to his, and he wanted to feel her heartbeat. But he couldn't, they were still in the café and any passionate gestures would draw unwanted attention to the couple. So Deeks decided it was time to leave, and without a word he reached over to Kensi's hand and interlocked their fingers. This gesture drew Kensi's attention as she had a flashback to the moment on the ice when she clasped his hand in hers.

Deeks stood up out of his chair, his hand still grasped around Kensi's, he placed his empty mug on the small table between them and she copied him, leaving a drop of hot chocolate at the bottom of her cup. They made their way over to the café door, grins plastered across their faces as they exited.

They made the quick stroll over to the car, still holding hands they felt like a real couple and they loved it.

They still had not uttered a word to each other, but the silence was golden, it allowed them a chance to really consider what was happening. Deeks was the first to break the mute as he leant against the car door, as he turned to Kensi he whispered gently.

"Well Princess, what do you want to do? We could head back to OSP and finish off that crapload of work on my desk, or we could go surfing for the rest of the afternoon, or we could take Monty on a really long walk, or we could…"

Kensi silenced his ramblings as she stroked the side of his face and pulled his lips to hers. This time the kiss was longer, more passionate and more amazing. Deeks didn't know if he could ever stop loving this feeling, the feeling of Kensi's lips. She tasted like chocolate. As they continued to kiss Kensi could feel the emptiness disappearing from inside of her.

The kiss deepened as Kensi moved her hands around Deeks neck, her arms following as she pulled their bodies closer together. Deeks could feel Kensi's warm front against him, and a tingling sensation travelled down his body.

Kensi was the first one to reluctantly pull away, but their faces remained just inches apart and her eyes flickered up to Deeks' ice blue orbs. She smiled the same toothy grin that she had previously as she finished his sentence.

"…or we could just go back to yours and carry on this activity…"

The tingling sensation throughout Deeks' body intensified as he imagined taking Kensi home and continuing their little make out session. His mind wandered to what it could lead to. For many years he had imagined seeing her naked and exposed, the events of the day had led him one step closer to that dream. But he knew they'd have to get home before any of it could happen.

As Kensi gave Deeks a sultry smirk her mind wandered as well, she imagined exploring his body for hours, her fingers skimming his tanned, toned body.

They were both pulled back to reality with the sound of the car keys unlocking the doors.

"Okay then Princess, that's sorted" Deeks said as he opened the car door behind him to let her in and he gave her a quick kiss.

She walked around him, purposefully brushing her body against his as she entered the car. Deeks gasped as he felt her breasts against him. He shut the car door and made his way around to the driver's seat as he cursed and thanked whatever gods had given him the devilish gift that was Kensi.

It took them a little less than 20 minutes to get home, and the journey was filled with discussions about their Christmas vacation together. Deeks had asked Kensi to accompany him on holiday and she had happily agreed. At the time they weren't together so the prospect of the holiday wasn't very exciting, but now that they were official the activities they got up to alone in a wood cabin could be very different. By the time that they had got back, the light was fading away and the temperature had started to drop. However isn't wasn't cold outside, the weather was mild and there was a warm sea breeze that swirled around Deeks' apartment as he lived just metres from the beachfront.

Kensi was first into Deeks' apartment as she adeptly picked the lock whilst her partner got out of the car. She headed straight for his freezer where she knew there were stocks of her favourite ice cream. She selected a tub of Ben and Jerry's Cookie Dough, her absolute favourite, and Deeks knew it.

Kensi walked back towards the living room, where she was nearly knocked over by Deeks who had run from the front door to get the sofa nearest to the TV. This was a regular occurrence when they had movie nights together, Kensi would get the ice cream but Deeks would get the best seat on the sofa.

But this wasn't their normal movie night, so Kensi wasn't prepared to play their normal games in which they sat far apart from each other even though they both wanted to be close. This time she would let Deeks now how she felt.

Kensi was feeling frustrated and even if it had only been half an hour since they last kissed she missed his lips and the feel of his body against hers. She decided to make a move.

Deeks had planted himself firmly on the middle cushion of the sofa and he was intently changing the channels on his TV, searching for a movie they could both watch, or even Top Model. But Kensi had different ideas, as she strolled over to him, standing directly in front of his view line she forced him to concentrate on her. He looked up to her, he could see a flicker of intensity in her eyes which told him that she definitely wasn't interested in watching movies that evening. Kensi had other ideas.

"Deeks, lets continue our activities from earlier. But this time we're in private, all alone in the this dark apartment"

Deeks gasped. He had never seen Kensi like this before. His Kensi was fierce and independent, but now she was sexy and needy. He liked the new Kensi, he liked her a lot…

Deeks didn't get a chance to reply as Kensi pushed him back against the sofa and began to straddle him. He took the hint with wide eyes and laid back along the length of the sofa and pulled Kensi on top of him, the ice cream in her hand falling onto the end of the sofa. Kensi was now above him, her legs either side of his body and her hands planted into the sofa material beside his head. She looked confident, but inside she was trembling, she had never taken control of a man like this before, but she was glad her first time was Deeks.

She slowly leant down and kissed him hard, it was only the third time that day but the intimacy between them made it feel like they'd been together forever. They 'continued their activities' in that position for well over an hour, exploring each other's bodies. Their clothes remained on however, neither one of them ready to make that move, they subconsciously knew It wasn't time yet.

Even after an hour together, exploring and enjoying each other they had not enough. But they were starting to get tired. Not only had the day tired them out physically, the emotion involved in finally relieving their true feelings had made them weary.

They slowly rose from the sofa, their hands interlocked once again, a true sign of their strength and determination, and they headed to Deeks' bedroom. Kensi followed closely behind Deeks with the anticipation of spending a night in the same bed together as an official couple. The TV behind them still flickered with the images of the forgotten film and Kensi's ice cream lay on the sofa slowly melting. As for once she had finally found something truly better than cookie-dough ice cream, Deeks.